GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q vs Radeon Sky 500

Place in the ranking	407	375
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.63	12.77
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	GP107
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	27 March 2013 (11 years ago)	3 January 2018 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	768
Core clock speed	950 MHz	1152 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1417 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	76.00	68.02
Floating-point processing power	2.432 TFLOPS	2.177 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	80	48

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	154 GB/s	112.1 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+
DisplayPort count	1	no data
Dual-link DVI support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	-	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Sky 500 12.25

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 13.88
+13.3%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Sky 500 4709

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 5338
+13.4%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	45−50 −24.4%	56 +24.4%
1440p	16−18 −18.8%	19 +18.8%
4K	16−18 −25%	20 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Elden Ring	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	41 +0%	41 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	49 +0%	49 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45 +0%	45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Dota 2	71 +0%	71 +0%
Elden Ring	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	69 +0%	69 +0%
Fortnite	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	57 +0%	57 +0%
Metro Exodus	34 +0%	34 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	141 +0%	141 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
World of Tanks	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	36 +0%	36 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Dota 2	94 +0%	94 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Valorant	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Elden Ring	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
World of Tanks	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	29 +0%	29 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Dota 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Elden Ring	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 +0%	36 +0%
Metro Exodus	5 +0%	5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	42 +0%	42 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +0%	36 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	11 +0%	11 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	46 +0%	46 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Fortnite	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

This is how Sky 500 and GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 24% faster in 1080p
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 19% faster in 1440p
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 25% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.25	13.88
Recency	27 March 2013	3 January 2018
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q has a 13.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Sky 500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Sky 500 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.